Edible cactus fruits... anyone

@prashu228 (37521)
India
July 3, 2021 5:19am CST
Hello friends..how is your weekend going on.. Do anyone know about cactus fruits? They are edible too. Has many health benefits..as per my friend. I never saw cactus fruits till today...no idea that cactus bear fruits...(may sound weird but ..) Today one of my friend has sent the cactus fruits..so I checked about it online.. quite interesting... Does anyone know or ever saw these fruits.. Do you like the taste?
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@LadyDuck (472078)
• Switzerland
3 Jul 21
Yes, they are called prickly pears and they are delicious.
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@prashu228 (37521)
• India
3 Jul 21
@LadyDuck oh I see...then I can now taste it happily..
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@prashu228 (37521)
• India
3 Jul 21
Ohh..did you taste? They have thorns ..I did not decide yet .. whether to eat or not
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@LadyDuck (472078)
• Switzerland
3 Jul 21
@prashu228 I have tasted many times, I also make a jam using them. I am Italian, we had plenty of them coming from Sicily.
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@wolfgirl569 (108196)
• Marion, Ohio
3 Jul 21
A few different types are edible
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@prashu228 (37521)
• India
3 Jul 21
Yes.. this is new to me
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@wolfgirl569 (108196)
• Marion, Ohio
4 Jul 21
@S4mmyboy Many dont have any food value. I dont know about poisonous. Look up any new one before trying to eat it.
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@S4mmyboy (3266)
• Mumbai, India
4 Jul 21
So you mean only a few cactus bear edible fruits? Others can be poisonous?
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@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
4 Jul 21
No. I don`t know about it. Never seen it before.
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• Germany
4 Jul 21
@prashu228 (37521)
• India
4 Jul 21
Even me
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@thelme55 (77164)
• Germany
3 Jul 21
No. I don’t know about these cactus fruits.
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@prashu228 (37521)
• India
4 Jul 21
Even I heard first time
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
12 Jul 21
Not a fruit that would appeal to me
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@thelme55 (77164)
• Germany
4 Jul 21
@prashu228 We learn a lot from Mylot.
@miftha (1621)
• Bekasi, Indonesia
3 Jul 21
I new frist time look this
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@prashu228 (37521)
• India
3 Jul 21
Even me...
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@miftha (1621)
• Bekasi, Indonesia
3 Jul 21
@prashu228 LOL. I think you been eating that
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@prashu228 (37521)
• India
3 Jul 21
@miftha no ..I never tasted it...
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@ThatDisha (4010)
• India
4 Jul 21
Yes cactus fruits are edible and can be used to prepare a variety of dishes but the process of making it edible is a very complicated one and time taking too one have to be very careful while plucking it and removing it's needles it tastes a bit like watermelon
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@prashu228 (37521)
• India
4 Jul 21
I see..yes they have small needle like spikes .
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@S4mmyboy (3266)
• Mumbai, India
4 Jul 21
@ThatDisha is it? Have you ever tasted it?
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@ThatDisha (4010)
• India
4 Jul 21
@prashu228 before using them you have to burn it's skin with fire using a knife then put the fruit in a cloth and rub it vigorously
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@prinzcy (32305)
• Malaysia
4 Jul 21
I know about the fruit but I never taste it.
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@prashu228 (37521)
• India
4 Jul 21
I did not taste yet..I am in dilemma
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@allknowing (137822)
• India
4 Jul 21
Most cactus plants have health properties and I suppose the fruits as well but one should be discern about what to eat and what not to eat.
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@prashu228 (37521)
• India
4 Jul 21
I agree..I am in dilemma..
@Bryanwati (158)
• Dibrugarh, India
4 Jul 21
@prashu228 Yes it's delicious , people have been eating this wherever it is found .
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@prashu228 (37521)
• India
4 Jul 21
Really...ohh I didn't know about this till yesterday
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@jstory07 (139996)
• Roseburg, Oregon
4 Jul 21
Do you have to take the sticky part off before you can eat them???
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@prashu228 (37521)
• India
4 Jul 21
Skin should be removed.. that's what my friend said...I did not taste yet
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
3 Jul 21
Never tried these. Enjoy.
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@prashu228 (37521)
• India
4 Jul 21
Yes even me
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• India
3 Jul 21
HAHA so are they available in India
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@prashu228 (37521)
• India
3 Jul 21
Yes...she has sent.. available in our place....but I don't live in desert...see the picture..
• India
3 Jul 21
@Hytton03 (5451)
• Philippines
3 Jul 21
Oh 1st time to heard, thanks for sharing
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@prashu228 (37521)
• India
3 Jul 21
Even I heard and saw the first time
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@Hytton03 (5451)
• Philippines
3 Jul 21
@prashu228 i never saw at list i know now.
@ladyhero (3846)
• Indonesia
4 Jul 21
When I was little, I saw my neighbor's cactus had fruit like that, but never ate it, because I didn't know whether it was delicious or not.
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@prashu228 (37521)
• India
4 Jul 21
People are saying it's delicious..
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@ladyhero (3846)
• Indonesia
4 Jul 21
@prashu228 that's good
@id_peace (14005)
• Singapore
3 Jul 21
I heard that about it but I did not eat it before.
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@prashu228 (37521)
• India
3 Jul 21
Even I don't know about the fruits
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
12 Jul 21
I know the name but never bought them
@prashu228 (37521)
• India
18 Jul 21
It's not sold here as well...
@prashu228 (37521)
• India
18 Jul 21
I see ..it's not sold here
@just4him (317238)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
3 Jul 21
I haven't heard of cactus fruit. Good to know they produce edible fruit.
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@prashu228 (37521)
• India
3 Jul 21
Yes..I was surfing to know this
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@dya80dya (36769)
3 Jul 21
I never tried them. I am not sure if we have them here.
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@prashu228 (37521)
• India
4 Jul 21
I see.. even I am not familiar
@Nevena83 (65277)
• Serbia
3 Jul 21
I have never heard of a cactus bearing fruit.
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@prashu228 (37521)
• India
4 Jul 21
It's new to me as well
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@gamayngbaki (1602)
• Cebu, Philippines
3 Jul 21
The dragon fruit is a very famous example of a cactus fruit. I've seen it sold in our supermarkets and groceries but I have not tasted it yet.
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@prashu228 (37521)
• India
3 Jul 21
I eat dragon fruit and I like it too..but never heard or seen cactus fruits.... till today